City council honors Yost for service

Photo by Heather BellFormer Virginia Delegate Joseph Yost receives a proclamation from Mayor Dr. Bruce Brown, along with RCS Superintendent Rob Graham, School Board Member Lynn Burris and City Manager David Ridpath. Yost is accompanied by his wife, Lisa Yost, and daughter Virginia.

Radford City Council honored former Delegate Joseph Yost at Monday’s council meeting, thanking him for his commitment to the city during his tenure in the General Assembly.

Yost served as the delegate representing Radford from 2012 through 2017, and was a frequent guest at council meetings during that time, giving local officials updates about the goings on in the state capital.

City Council passed a resolution Monday recognizing Yost’s work for the city and its school system.

“I can’t think of a time I called Joseph that he wasn’t there for us, whatever we needed,” said Radford City Schools…